President in a Bag – John Quincy Adams

In September, I wrote a blog post about a wonderful teacher who came up with the President in a Bag idea and inspired us to implement that idea into our study of the American Presidents. You can read about her here, in our first President in a Bag – George Washington.B enjoyed learning about John Quincy Adams, the son of his favorite president, John Adams. John Quincy Adams was the 1st son of a president to become president. Like his father, he did what he thought was right, not what was popular. Therefore, he was only a one term president, like his father.Here are the five items B chose to represent our sixth President in a Bag, John Quincy Adams:#1: A Passport. John Quincy Adams was a diplomat, ministering to The Netherlands, Prussia, Russia and Great Britain.#2 The Union Jack. Adams’ wife, Louisa, is the only American first lady in history who was not born in the United States. She was British and John met her in London while he was diplomat. (B is upset with me because he had to use this picture of the Union Jack. It’s a page of his medal tracking sheet from this Winter Olympics Pack 2014 from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom. Our printer ink is running low so I did not want to print off another, larger copy of the flag. I’m such a terrible mom to make him reuse something, right? hehe)#3 A Box of Tea. When President Jefferson called for a shipping embargo in 1807, Senator Adams supported him. Adams’ constituents in Massachusetts were very upset with him for that support since most of their livelihoods depended on shipping. B associates tea with the Boston Tea Party, which took place in a Massachusetts harbor, so the tea reminds B of this unpopular 1807 embargo. Adams quit the Senate in 1808.#4 A Pen. As President Monroe’s Secretary of State, Adams was the main writer of The Monroe Doctrine.#5 A Camera. The 1st photographic image taken with a camera occurred during John Quincy Adams’ presidency. Adams was the 1st US president to have his picture taken. Before then, there were presidential portraits and each artist’s view was subjective.